An information handling system includes multiple hard disk drives, a central processing unit (CPU) and memory complex, a graphics processing unit (GPU) and input/output (I/O) complex, multiple cooling fans, and first and second airflow vanes. The cooling fans pull in airflow through the hard disk drives and push the airflow through both the CPU and memory complex and the GPU and I/O complex. The first and second airflow vanes are located between the hard disk drives and the cooling fans. The first and second vanes are in a first configuration when the information handling system is in a CPU and memory centric configuration, and in a second configuration when the information handling system is in a GPU and I/O centric configuration.
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2. The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the airflow vane is coated in an acoustically absorptive material.
3. The information handling system of claim 2, wherein a thickness of the acoustically absorptive material is set based on a frequency range of an acoustical disturbance.
4. The information handling system of claim 3, wherein reduction of the acoustical disturbance by the vane maintains input/output (I/O) throughput of the hard disk drives.
8. The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the hard disk drives are sensitive to both vibrations and acoustical disturbances.
10. The information handling system of claim 9, wherein the first and second airflow vanes are coated in an acoustically absorptive material.
11. The information handling system of claim 10, wherein a thickness of the acoustically absorptive material is set based on a frequency range of an acoustical disturbance.
12. The information handling system of claim 11, wherein reduction of the acoustical disturbance by the first and second vanes maintains input/output (I/O) throughput of the hard disk drives.
16. The information handling system of claim 9, wherein the hard disk drives are sensitive to both vibrations and acoustical disturbances.
18. The information handling system of claim 17, wherein a thickness of the acoustically absorptive material is set based on a frequency range of an acoustical disturbance.
19. The information handling system of claim 18, wherein reduction of the acoustical disturbance by the first and second vanes maintains input/output (I/O) throughput of the hard disk drives.
20. The information handling system of claim 17, wherein a physical communication with both a vibration source and a vibration sink forces an amount of vibration through the vibration sink.
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